A molecular pathogenesis for transcription factor associated poly-alanine tract expansions

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 2351-2359

  Albrecht, Andrea N ^a   Kornak, Uwe ^a   Böddrich, Annett ^b   Süring, Kathrin ^a   Robinson, Peter N ^a   Stiege, Asita C ^a   Lurz, Rudi ^a   Stricker, Sigmar ^a   Wanker, Erich E ^b   Mundlos, Stefan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^b Department of Neuroproteomics   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CHAPERONE; GELDANAMYCIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 40; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEASOME; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO; FINGER MALFORMATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LIMB MALFORMATION; MOUSE MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA 1 SUBUNIT; COS CELLS; CYTOPLASM; DNA REPEAT EXPANSION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HSP40 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MUTATION; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PEPTIDES; POLYDACTYLY; PROTEASOME ENDOPEPTIDASE COMPLEX; PROTEIN FOLDING; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 19544394236     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh277     Document Type: Article

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